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- in the news | January 22, 2015 | Future of War
Fierce Dragon Fighter Gets a Restart
Peter Warren SingerA new FC-1 light fighter, numbered "0213", rolls out of the Chengdu Aviation Corporation factory in January 2015. The "Fierce Dragon" FC-1 multirol... - in the news | January 22, 2015 | Fellows
Breaking down the State of the Union
A Nerding Out panel talks about the purpose of the speech for presidents, and whether Obama met his goals on Tuesday night. - in the news | January 22, 2015 | Fellows
Episode #60: Obama SOTU a Hit; Whither Mitt?
Lots of discussion around #SOTU centered on the president’s legacy. One president whose legacy is now being widely discussed is Lyndon Johnson. His... - in the news | January 22, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
NSA reform still cyber bill's biggest hurdle
“Instead of calling on Congress to pass information sharing legislation, the president should again call for the passage of effective surveillance ... - in the news | January 22, 2015 | Fellows
State of the Union: Through the years
A Nerding Out panel talks about the beginnings of the State of the Union and the speeches' historic relevance - in the news | January 22, 2015 | International Security
Expert Discusses Modi's Policies
Dr. Anish Goel, Senior South Asia Fellow at the New American Foundation, recently spoke at Asia Society Texas Center about Narendra Modi’s rise to ... - in the news | January 22, 2015 | Fellows
LBJ's legacy and the limits of presidential power
Prof. Julian Zelizer joins Nerding Out to share highlights from his book, "The Fierce Urgency of Now," which focuses on LBJ and Congress. Prof. Chr... - in the news | January 22, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
No Revolution Without Reflection
Working with both the Open Technology Institute at New America and the Smart Chicago Collaborative, and in coordination with civic tech peers, prac... - in the news | January 22, 2015 | Fellows
How has social media changed the SOTU?
Nerding Out's Dorian Warren talks to a panel about the state of the Union in the age of social media and a rapidly changing media environment. - in the news | January 22, 2015 | Fellows
When Liberals Were Organized
The history of the Democratic Study Group demonstrates that their organizational prowess was hugely important in moving forward a liberal agenda an... - in the news | January 22, 2015 | Fellows
Mark Twain book's interesting take on slavery
Prof. Christina Greer encourages viewers to read "Pudd'nhead Wilson," which sheds an interesting light on slavery and African-Americans. Prof. Juli... - in the news | January 22, 2015 | Fellows
History and public affairs professor discuss LBJ and the legacy of the Great Society
Today we talk with Julian Zelizer, Professor of Politics and Public Affairs at Princeton, about his new book The Fierce Urgency of Now:Lyndon Johns... - in the news | January 22, 2015 | Fellows
The Fierce Urgency Of Now
Regular guest, Julian Zelizer joins Kathleen to discuss his new book, "The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Congress and the Battle for The G... - in the news | January 21, 2015 | Fellows
Hot pastrami and the decline of secular, Jewish-American identity
Peter BeinhartIn the grand drama of American Jewish assimilation, there are winners and losers. And painful as it is to imagine the knish being deposited in hist... - in the news | January 21, 2015 | Fellows
50 Years Ago, Americans Fired Their Dysfunctional Congress
If Democrats are going to fundamentally change the dynamics in Washington, they will need to focus on the next series of elections in 2016 and 2018. - in the news | January 21, 2015 | Fellows
BPR: The State of Unions, Colleges, and Boston 2024
Julian Zelizer joins us to talk about his new book, The Fierce Urgency of Now: LBJ and the Great Society, and how LBJ's politics connect to Obama's... - in the news | January 21, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
Think Fast: The trickiest part of Obama's nationwide broadband initiative
Danielle Kehl, Patrick LuceyBut although some form of Internet access is practically ubiquitous today, more than 50 million Americans aren’t online, and for many it’s because ... - in the news | January 21, 2015 | Fellows
Obama goes on offense
The erosion of Democratic strength in Congress since 2010 has been devastating to the party. The Democratic Congress was the driving force behind P... - in the news | January 21, 2015 | Breadwinning & Caregiving
How the Future of Work May Make Many of Us Happier
"The on-demand economy must become a care economy in one other crucial way. We will have to care enough about all platform workers to ensure that t... - in the news | January 21, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
SpaceX and Google Plot a Space Internet
Elon Musk's private space exploration company SpaceX has raised $1 billion from investors — including Google. That's a boost for the satellite busi... - in the news | January 21, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
Audio Slide Show: Wireless Infrastructure
communities without easy or affordable access to the internet are setting up their own wireless networks. In this audio slide show, Greta Byrum of ... - in the news | January 21, 2015 | International Security
What is Obama's development legacy?
“There have been specific initiatives,” Anne-Marie Slaughter said, “but I think [the] most important is the elevation of development.”